Self Storage

As new construction in the self-storage sector ramps up, owners of existing properties are often forced to cut rents.

Strong demand and immunity to recessions keeps investors interested in self-storage buys.

Rental growth in the self-storage sector will hit a new normal, according to Eric Frankel, an analyst with Green Street Advisors. But the new normal will be “fine.”

The number of new properties opening is expected to peak later this year.

Even in the cities with the most new construction however, developers can still find opportunities to build new projects.

NOI growth in the self-storage REIT sector remains above 10 percent.

The mini-warehouse industry has set records for construction spending in each of the last six months.

In 2016, NAREIT found that the sector’s total returns were down 8.14 percent, likely stemming from weakening demand for the product, according to observers.

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The self-storage industry is one that has not garnered much investor attention, but may start to, judging by the numbers. Vacancy rates continued to decline in the first quarter and rents climbed at a healthy rate...